they so perhaps finding other alternatives -- i learned to speak french but i actually learned it at age 9 but not in the schools, i learned a because my father, a presbyterian minister, decided that all educated children should speak french. so on tuesday, thursday, and saturdays, but retracted the church -- we were dragged to take french. so there may be ways to add to the curriculum out by the schools as well requests one thing i've learned is if i come back as anything, i want to come back as the son of a presbyterian minister. i have been sold short changed in life. -- so short changed in life. [laughter] by now i would be playing the piano and speaking rench. when you first called me about this, he said something that struck me. global history. we live with that does such a different world and our kids by and large are clueless about this. it is not just language thing. these kids know more about the middle east and china. in speaking to the average high- school in new york city and after it's about what is happening in the world, i think it would take your breath away. this is a s